Bristol vs Plymouth

A side-by-side comparison of Bristol and Plymouth: population, income, housing, and more.

Bristol and Plymouth are places in New Hampshire. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plymouth has the higher population (4,877 vs 2,157 in Bristol). Plymouth has the higher median household income ($77,368 vs $60,972 in Bristol). Plymouth has the higher median home value ($274,200 vs $192,900 in Bristol).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	Plymouth
Population	2,157	4,877
Median age	42.7 yrs	23.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,972	$77,368
Median home value	$192,900	$274,200
Median gross rent	$1,270	$1,312
Housing units	984	1,528
Homeownership rate	58.8%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	Plymouth
Population	1,870 → 2,157 (+15.3%)	3,438 → 4,877 (+41.9%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $60,972 (+31.8%)	$76,135 → $77,368 (+1.6%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $192,900 (+18.2%)	$197,300 → $274,200 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,270 (+53.0%)	$1,150 → $1,312 (+14.1%)

Bristol

Population

1,8702,157

Median household income

$46,250$60,972

Median home value

$163,200$192,900

Median gross rent

$830$1,270

Plymouth

Population

3,4384,877

Median household income

$76,135$77,368

Median home value

$197,300$274,200

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,312

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	Plymouth
Under 5	4.0%	1.4%
5 to 17	21.9%	11.4%
18 to 24	2.8%	41.7%
25 to 34	5.3%	9.6%
35 to 44	20.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	15.0%	8.9%
55 to 64	14.4%	7.1%
65 to 74	4.9%	4.6%
75 and over	11.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	Plymouth
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	Plymouth
No high school diploma	10.5%	0.6%
High school graduate	35.6%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	27.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	Plymouth
Drove alone	79.4%	58.9%
Carpooled	3.9%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	16.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	Plymouth
1-unit, detached	60.8%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	23.9%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	14.5%
20 or more units	1.3%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	Plymouth
Poverty rate	11.8%	16.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1980	1973